residentialadjective
uk/ˌrez.ɪˈden.ʃəl/us/ˌrez.əˈden.ʃəl/B2 A residential road, area, etc. has only private houses, not offices and factories.
C2 A residential job, position, course, etc. is one for which you live at the same place where you work or study.
relating to where you live or have lived:
You must satisfy the residential qualifications to get a work permit.
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- It was not safe to locate the chemicals factory in a residential area.
- The college runs residential courses throughout the summer.
- The agency deals with residential and commercial property.
- Rents in residential areas are lower than in the business district.
- The residential course for writers takes place in August.
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Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- arrondissement
- backstreets
- barrio
- block
- botanic garden
- concrete jungle
- council estate
- dormitory suburb
- estate
- exurb
- ghetto
- inner city
- precinct
- red-light district
- slum
- Speakers' Corner
- suburbia
- the outskirts
- town
- trading estate
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Living or sleeping somewhere